40 Yard Line

I traveled back to Austin yesterday. Standing in the boarding line, I over heard a teen-aged girl traveling alone chatting with a married couple, who apparently had older children. The mom's first questions to the girl: "You go to highschool? What division is it? You know, football, 'A', 'double A'?". The first set of questions. About the football program.

The girl let out that she is a member of the drill team. The mom apparently had two daughters on a team, so those questions then flew. The first one: "What yard line are you on?". Drill team yard-lineage is a sort of status symbol. Who knew?
 

June 25, 2007 by Brent Schneeman

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Banana Jump

This was just one of those "WTF" moments. Only in Austin? Jeez, I hope so. Stopped at a red light, on a bridge, over Barton Creek, on Barton Springs road, I looked around. I had a beautiful view downstream to the hike-and-bike trail's footbridge over the creek. The clear water floated several canoes and kayaks and lots of joggers crossed the bridge.

Except one guy in a yellow shirt. He sat on the railing, legs dangling over. He looked one way, and then the next. Soon, he scootched over a couple of feet and then stood. He let his shirt unfurl and it dangled down to his ankles. A man, standing on a railing, suspended 20 feet over a creek, wearing a body length yellow shirt. And then, he reached behind his head and pulled on the hood. The pointed hood, with a black top. A man, standing on a railing, suspended 20 feet over a creek, wearing a body-length banana costume. No sooner than I thought "what the...?", the man jumped.

Then, the light turned green and I drove away.

May 16, 2007 by Brent Schneeman

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